Rare Patient Voice's president is striving to create a five-star experience for patients

Successful clinical trial recruitment depends on listening to and empowering patients.

By Kim Ribbink • March 23, 2022

Woman of the Week: Merck's Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet

The associate VP of health equity is on a quest to address the relationship between health, gender and economic opportunities.

By Taren Grom • March 23, 2022

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Clinical trial diversity

As pharma wises up to the fact that the current playbook for improving clinical trial diversity has yet to make a meaningful impact, the quest is on to refine that approach.

By PharmaVoice staff

Why Astellas is adopting a 'focus area approach' to partnerships

Chief Strategy Officer, Naoki Okamura, explains why new trends and innovations require a different approach to alliances.

By Kim Ribbink • March 22, 2022

BioMarin’s new global head of advocacy is tackling the holy grail of patient engagement

In her new role, Dr. Roz is keeping her patient-first approach.

By Taren Grom • March 21, 2022

Attralus' medical officer believes systemic amyloidosis could be 'solvable'

Gregory Bell is not just aiming to treat amyloidosis, but eventually cure it.

By Robin Robinson • March 18, 2022

Civica Rx thinks it has a cure for high insulin prices

Civica’s president and CEO, Martin VanTrieste, explains the nonprofit’s aim to manufacture low-cost insulin — and which area of pharma it plans to target next.

By Kelly Bilodeau • March 16, 2022

Woman of the Week: Ceek Women's Health CEO Fahti Khosrowshahi

Fahti Khosrowshahi, CEO and founder, Ceek Women’s Health, is designing award-winning products to change the face of women's health. 

By Taren Grom • March 16, 2022

COVID-19 trials aren't the only studies that can achieve super speed

Is it possible to enroll clinical trials 10 times faster than the industry’s average speed? Elligo Health Research thinks so.

By Kelly Bilodeau • March 15, 2022

Clearing hurdles in rare cancer drug development

Rafael’s CEO, Sanjeev Luther, explains why flexibility and agility are keys to success in the rare cancer space.

By Kim Ribbink • March 14, 2022

Biote CEO: Employers need to normalize women's health issues in the workforce

A survey by Biote reveals the impact of menopause on working women.

By Robin Robinson • March 14, 2022

Woman of the Week: Genentech's Quita Highsmith

Quita Highsmith is changing how Genentech approaches diversity and inclusion across the board — from drug development to career advancement.

By Taren Grom • March 9, 2022

Ramona Sequeira breaks PhRMA's glass ceiling

A few weeks ago, PhRMA, the industry’s largest trade group, announced that Sequeira has officially become chair of the organization’s board of directors. She is the first woman — and first woman of color — to take on the job.

By Taren Grom • March 7, 2022

Two key factors behind NYC's record-setting rise in healthcare funding

According to a new report, women’s and digital health led to an explosion in funding last year in NYC.

By Robin Robinson • March 7, 2022

Are patients happy? This simple question could shake up clinical trials

The migration to DCTs is helping uncover critical gaps in patient experience.

By Kelly Bilodeau • March 4, 2022

The 2022 PharmaVoice 100 — new look, same drive for excellence

Some of the industry’s biggest names have been on our list of honorees. Now it’s time to find this year’s inspiring leaders.  

By Taren Grom • Feb. 28, 2022

Woman of the Week: Sumitovant's Chief Business Development and Commercial Officer Adele Gulfo

Adele Gulfo, chief business development and commercial officer at Sumitovant Biopharma, is leaning into her decades of experience to bring a future-focused approach to drug development.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 23, 2022

Home is where the trial is

Facing pandemic disruptions, smaller biotechs are discovering the benefits and challenges of turning to decentralized clinical trials. 

By Kelly Bilodeau • Feb. 7, 2022

Komodo Health's partnership with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative gives 50 rare disease patient organizations access to next-generation analytics

With 330 million patient healthcare encounters in its database, Komodo assists advocacy organizations in gaining insights on specific patient populations.

By Robin Robinson • Feb. 3, 2022

PTC's vice president of patient relations outlines the importance of patient input in rare disease R&D

You can't know what matters to rare disease patients unless you ask them.

By Kim Ribbink • Feb. 3, 2022

Woman of the Week: Google Cloud's Andrea McGonigle

Andrea McGonigle, Google Cloud’s general manager, healthcare and life sciences partnerships and strategic initiatives, is intent on bringing technology and innovation together to solve some of the biggest challenges in healthcare.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 2, 2022

Woman of the Week: Syneos Health's president of commercial solutions, Michelle Keefe

How Michelle Keefe, president, commercial solutions at Syneos Health, steered her team into a rapid pivot during the pandemic.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 2, 2022

With its wealth of patient data, Walgreens is looking to disrupt the clinical trial space

How the mega-pharmacy’s clinical trials officer is looking to capitalize on its deep well of patient data to create an interconnected healthcare system of the future.

By Taren Grom • Jan. 26, 2022

Welcome to the new PharmaVoice

A similar mission, a new format, and our plans for PharmaVoice's next chapter.

By Davide Savenije • Jan. 13, 2022

Reimagining the SpecialtyRx Patient Journey Through the Lens of a Digital Consumer

Since the onset of COVID, the world has seen a radical shift by consumers to digital channels out of both safety and convenience. This shift has occurred not just for everyday goods and services like online grocery delivery and digital banking, but also with big-ticket decisions — such as 30% of ...

By Scott Snyder • Nov. 15, 2021

Data and Technology: The Key to Patient-Centric Clinical Research

A convergence of trends is transforming the trial experience and increasing efficiencies. Patient-centricity has become a driving force in clinical research. Patients expect trials to be built around their needs as a factor of participation, while regulators expect to see more diverse patient ...

By Susan Bacheller & Ann Dokus • Nov. 15, 2021